| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Paul Arno inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mercer | Roy Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter grabs the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:31 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Joseph Wilkerson | 33-28 |
| 19:23 | Chicago State | Roy Young is called for the reach on Joseph Wilkerson - foul #1 on Roy Young, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:11 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares is fouled on the floor by Brad Moodie - foul #3 on Brad Moodie, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG) Brad Moodie | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 18:46 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares drills a shot from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Roy Young hits a runner from close range and he's hacked by Joseph Wilkerson - foul #3 on Joseph Wilkerson, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Craig Porter (PF) Joseph Wilkerson | |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:06 | Chicago State | Pete Howard loses the dribble to Paul Arno | 36-30 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | Victor Alexander is called for the reach on Julius Bryant - foul #2 on Victor Alexander, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Paul Arno clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-30 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | Roy Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | Roy Young buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Shorter | 38-30 |
| 17:32 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Ernest Mares is blocked by Denny Ainsworth | 38-30 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Shorter | 40-30 |
| 16:54 | Chicago State | Roy Young steals it from Pete Howard | 40-30 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Paul Arno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ernest Mares - foul #2 on Ernest Mares, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Denver Sieberg (PF), Warren Ertl (C) Thomas Shorter, Roy Young, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG), Scott Swan (PF), Rex Harris (C) John Williams, Ernest Mares, Victor Alexander | |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:36 | Chicago State | Rex Harris snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 16:32 | Chicago State | Pete Howard clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 16:31 | Chicago State | Scott Swan gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:15 | Chicago State | Craig Porter's pass is intercepted by Warren Ertl | 41-30 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | Warren Ertl drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ognjen Nowakowski | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Ertl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pete Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Swan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rex Harris (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Chicago State | Craig Porter clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Arno - foul #1 on Paul Arno, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Julius Bryant, Ognjen Nowakowski, Paul Arno, Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck (SG), Joseph Wilkerson (PF) Pete Howard, Scott Swan | |
| 15:35 | Chicago State | Craig Porter makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:35 | Chicago State | Craig Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:35 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Denny Ainsworth | 43-31 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Thomas Hornbeck steals it from Troy Tinney | 43-31 |
| 15:00 | Chicago State | David Vita misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | Troy Tinney is hacked by Craig Porter - foul #2 on Craig Porter, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SF), Roy Young (PF) Troy Tinney, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest Mares (SF), Victor Alexander (C) Craig Porter, Rex Harris | |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Roy Young clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 43-31 |
| 14:13 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:59 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Brad Moodie gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-31 |
| 13:33 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:18 | Chicago State | Brad Moodie picks off the pass by Victor Alexander | 43-31 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Brad Moodie banks in the layup | 45-31 |
| 12:58 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares is fouled on the floor by Julius Bryant - foul #2 on Julius Bryant, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Steven Poe (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF), Warren Ertl (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Julius Bryant, Roy Young, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Williams (PG), Pete Howard (SG), Scott Swan (PF) David Vita, Thomas Hornbeck, Joseph Wilkerson | |
| 12:38 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Pete Howard is blocked by Denver Sieberg | 45-31 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Swan - foul #1 on Scott Swan, team foul #5 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Craig Porter (SF), Rex Harris (C) Ernest Mares, Victor Alexander | |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:02 | Chicago State | Rex Harris comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Denver Sieberg - foul #3 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG) Steven Poe | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 12:02 | Chicago State | Rex Harris makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:02 | Chicago State | Rex Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 11:46 | Mercer | Julius Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Roy Young (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Denver Sieberg, Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson (PF) Scott Swan | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rex Harris (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Chicago State | Pete Howard drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Williams and he's fouled by Roy Young - foul #2 on Roy Young, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG) Paul Arno | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 11:28 | Chicago State | Pete Howard makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses the lay-in | 46-36 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Roy Young gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-36 |
| 10:45 | Chicago State | Craig Porter snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 10:31 | Chicago State | John Williams makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Porter | 46-38 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Roy Young is whistled for a carry | 46-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF) Julius Bryant, Roy Young | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG), Ernest Mares (SF), Scott Swan (PF), Victor Alexander (C) John Williams, Craig Porter, Joseph Wilkerson, Rex Harris | |
| 09:52 | Chicago State | David Vita misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brad Moodie | 48-38 |
| 09:06 | Chicago State | Pete Howard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Pete Howard, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Roy Young (PF) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck (SG), Joseph Wilkerson (PF) Pete Howard, Scott Swan | |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Julius Bryant can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 48-38 |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Roy Young tips it home | 50-38 |
| 08:34 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Vita | 50-40 |
| 08:10 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 50-40 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Ernest Mares is called for the reach on Paul Arno - foul #3 on Ernest Mares, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Denny Ainsworth (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Williams (PG), Pete Howard (SG) David Vita, Thomas Hornbeck | |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:38 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 07:36 | Chicago State | John Williams gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Chicago State | Pete Howard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Shorter - foul #3 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Troy Tinney (PF) Paul Arno, Roy Young | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Craig Porter (SF), Scott Swan (PF), Rex Harris (C) Ernest Mares, Joseph Wilkerson, Victor Alexander | |
| 07:16 | Chicago State | Pete Howard makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:16 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Julius Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Julius Bryant clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 07:05 | Chicago State | Scott Swan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 06:55 | Chicago State | John Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 06:54 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Rex Harris | 52-41 |
| 06:36 | Chicago State | Brad Moodie takes the ball from Craig Porter | 52-41 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is hacked by Scott Swan - foul #2 on Scott Swan, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (PF) Troy Tinney | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 05:57 | Chicago State | Rex Harris buries a 3 from straight away set up by Scott Swan | 54-44 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Brad Moodie | 56-44 |
| 05:24 | Chicago State | Craig Porter is denied on a layup by Denver Sieberg | 56-44 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Julius Bryant hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 05:07 | Chicago State | Craig Porter pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 05:07 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF), Roy Young (PF) Julius Bryant, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest Mares (SF), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Victor Alexander (C) Craig Porter, Scott Swan, Rex Harris | |
| 04:56 | Chicago State | Thomas Shorter steps in front of the John Williams pass | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Paul Arno can't tip it in | 56-44 |
| 04:37 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG) John Williams | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:58 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Arno - foul #2 on Paul Arno, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| 03:58 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:58 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Brad Moodie connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Denny Ainsworth | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Roy Young gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is hacked by David Vita - foul #1 on David Vita, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF), Warren Ertl (C) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Roy Young, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck (SG), Craig Porter (SF), Scott Swan (PF), Rex Harris (C) Pete Howard, Ernest Mares, Joseph Wilkerson, Victor Alexander | |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:55 | Chicago State | Craig Porter pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 02:36 | Chicago State | David Vita can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-46 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Troy Tinney grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Warren Ertl misses the dunk | 59-46 |
| 02:07 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 01:50 | Chicago State | Denver Sieberg denies the turnaround by Thomas Hornbeck | 59-46 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Julius Bryant | 59-46 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Warren Ertl connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Julius Bryant | 61-46 |
| 00:58 | Chicago State | A charge is called on Thomas Hornbeck - foul #1 on Thomas Hornbeck, team foul #10 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (SG) Brad Moodie | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Troy Tinney | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | Craig Porter buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Vita | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Julius Bryant runs out the clock | 63-48 |